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Blanche and Sally

TWO BOATS FOUND At 10.26 a.m. on ipth August, 1964, the coastguard informed the life-boat's second coxswain that two fishing boats near Blakeney Overfalls were reported to be making very heavy weather and would probably need to be escorted in. It was low water with a gale blowing from the north-north-west and the sea was very rough. Visibility was poor. At 10.30 the Life-boat Cecil Paine was launched and made for Blakeney Point where the Blanche was found and escorted to Wells harbour. The life-boat then returned towards Blakeney Overfalls. Two other fishing boats were found, the Sally and the William Edward. The life-boat escorted the Sally hi to Wells harbour and returned to her station at 3.20 p.m..